Anavadhishtha, Anavadhīṣṭha: 1 definition
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Anavadhishtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Anavadhīṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Anavadhistha or Anavadhishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAnavadhīṣṭha (अनवधीष्ठ).—or (in footnote) °dhiṣṭha, sarvasattvā-navadhīṣṭhakalyāṇamitrasya Daśabhūmikasūtra 29.21; probably contains anavadhi = Pali anodhi, without limits, not making any distinction, indiscriminate, absolute (is the syllable -ṣṭha the root-adj. of sthā? abiding in no limitation?). Acc. to Rahder, footnote, Tibetan (and Mongol) suggest meaning akṛtrima, not faked, sincere, genuine (ma bcos pa, also for an- abhisaṃskṛta q.v.).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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